PLAY, MORDOVIAN SQUEEZEBOX

“PLAY, MORDOVIAN SQUEEZEBOX!” (“Sedyak, Erzyan garmoniya!”), a  r e g i o n a l  f e s t i v a l. It is held in the village Naumkino in Aurgazinsky district of the RB in order to revive and preserve the traditions and rituals of Mordovia, develop folk instrumental performance, and strengthen interethnic harmony. The first festival was held in 2015. The festival is attended by solo squeezebox performers, ensembles of squeezebox performers; squeezebox performers who perform songs, chastushkas, and folk dances in ensembles.